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Cash-poor cities forced to sell off naming rights to transit lines and stations (Ad Age) Will House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) long journey come to naught this year? A profile to tell the story (CQ) Road-lobby chief calls for Washington to hike the federal gas tax (Baltimore Sun) Sen. Barbara Boxer … Continued

By Elana Schor

7:47 AM EDT on June 29, 2009

Cash-poor cities forced to sell off naming rights to transit lines and stations (Ad Age)
Will House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) long journey come to naught this year? A profile to tell the story (CQ)
Road-lobby chief calls for Washington to hike the federal gas tax (Baltimore Sun)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), environment committee chairman, says her chamber to move on “its own” climate bill next month, casting doubt on whether she will indeed use the House-passed bill as a starting point (WSJ)

Elana Schor

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